What a bunch of complainers! Did you guys actually play MVC2 or what because if you did you would know that about 90% of the characters were basically useless! I would much rather have less characters and have them all be usable in a serious match than to have a bunch of guys you will never take seriously Also to touch upon the limited list of modes, how many of you guys played survival or time trial mode in ANY fighting game more than just to try it...Exactly.

I picked this game up about 4 hours prior to this post. I have to agree with the complaints toward the lack of game modes, unlockables,and stages. The character list is great for the most part with a few exceptions. The reliance on online mode to smooth over these oversights is obvious and insulting. Just because this is a fighting game doesn't mean lack of story is acceptable. Not when some of these characters have a wealth of background (and rivals) that can be exploited. Spiderman-Venom, Fan 4-Dr Doom, Wolvie-Sabertooth, etc?
However the pros of this game are very good in their own right: solid and unique combat, amazing visuals and animations, user-friendly controls (no offense hardcore fans), and balanced character strenghts. I put this game at a solid 7.8, we'll see what the DLC holds in store. I do recommend this game, but wait for a price drop. Or rent it.

this is not a fighting game where you choose just ONE fighter (or pre-assembled team/alliance).if it was based on selecting 1 fighter then yes you could focus more an individual story on why he/she chose to compete in some sort of tournie or journey to obtain some kind of object or power etc. but in MVC you have a team of characters RANDOMLY selected based on the preferences of the player.

if your a fanboy of the series than you knew that you were going to get this game no matter what the score. but i have to agree that for what it looks like, i just dont think im getting my moneys worth (especially considering that i can get MVC2 and SSF4 for the same price of this game) so think im gonna have to hold my money until it drops down in price, or wait until a SUPER MVC3 is announced, since they already announced DLC

It makes me sad that MvC2's spiritual succesor (TvC) sorted out to be better than its direct sequel, MvC3.
I still haven't played MvC3 yet, but I am already a little dissapointed. Maybe that will change when I get to play it.
Lets see how everything turns out.

The game at its core is great. The fighting system is way more complex than it seems, but casual players will still be able to pull off some cool tricks too. It is surprisingly balanced too. No one is going to be able to do monstrous combos without spending some serious time with the game. We will be getting plenty more characters and other goodies with the DLC so I don't know why people are fretting over the characters and modes.

I really only take issue with the character models. I was hesitant about this when I saw screenshots, but I never got to see it up close to really make a good judgment. Now that I've seen it, I understand why they went with 3D, but well animated 2D artwork would have definitely trumped this. The 3D looks great in motion with all the insanity going on on-screen, it will probably run better on the net, and working the downloadable characters into the game is probably going to be easier too. Still, the lack of detail kind of sucks--I know there are artistic differences, but this doesn't look nearly as good as SSFIV. It is still my tourney fighter of choice right now though.

@Ruiner720, most IGN staff have their reviews ready weeks before the game actually comes out to launch. Have you listened to any of the podcasts? Or even payed attention while reading? Donkey Kong Country was finished and polished for submission long before it hit shelves.

I played both versions, PS3 and 360 during my class. I believe I did better on the PS3 than on 360, but it's just me. Two words, BEST EVER. There's no Rubberband AI like in SFIV, the characters are well balanced and I just whoop four of my classmates just now. The game is amazing, dudes and having Dante in is just f**king awesome. I do agree there isn't much to unlock, but who cares? The MT Framework game engine did the game at its finest.

Really???? Time Attack? Survival? Spectator Mode? The reason you guys gave it an 8.5 is because it didn't include the modes almost no one plays in any fighting game? REALLY?? I know you guys are hardcore when it comes to fighting games and the lack of Spectator Mode is something that might be nice to learn tactics. Also an ability to save and post replays would be nice too. But Time Attack and Survival modes are not necessary for this game. MVC2 only had 3 modes, and 2 were exactly the same thing. You can buy characters in the console versions sure, but you still have to play the game over, and over, and over, and over, and the offers never seemed the same price for some reason. But it's your opinion and I respect it. But me, the game BLEW ME AWAY!!! The graphics are fantastic and the gameplay is the best I have ever seen in any fighting game. The new characters are pretty great as well, especially Chris, Dante, and Zero(never played as him in Tatsunoko Vs Capcom). Others like She-Hulk and Spencer I could have done without, but still play pretty solid. The game's online mode is beyond awesome, and works beautifully. Best fighting game ever? Hell to the damn yes!!! Peace guys!

I'm not much of a fighting game fanatic, but I am a comic book fan, so having both genres in one fighting game is a novel idea, I don't care how old you are or how long you've been playing fighting games. Just the chance to pit Ryu vs. Wolverine alone is worth the price of admission, but bringing in the Darkstalkers girls along with She-Hulk and Doctor Doom is just golden. Yeah the game could have used more characters, but I like the balance that the game has as it is now, and there is always the potential for DLC characters later on.

56 fighters would probably be too many. Heck, Mortal Kombat 3 had more than enough for me, so I can do without an extra 20 foil characters who don't add to the playing experience, but I have yet to unlock the 6 extra characters (I didn't get the special edition) so I'll save any further judgment about the roster until I get them.

The graphics and sound in this game are absolutely amazing though! Better than Super Street Fighter IV by a long shot, and the end battle against Galactus just blows away every other end boss battle in every other fighting game ever made! I had my reservations before picking this one up, again because I'm not much of a fighting game fan and was a little underwhelmed by SSFIV and Tekken 6, but I'm glad I bought it today.

After playing the game all day, I have agree with IGN's review. The lack of modes, especially online, is horrible. You have a 25% chance of finding a ranked match when you search, and if you want to play in a lobby you better have a book handy for those long waits between fights. Not to mention Arcade mode seems like it was made overnight. Despite being called "Fate of Two Worlds", it's just a bunch of random fights until you reach Galactus. The only hint of a plot are in the opening videos. I miss the animated intros from Street Fighter IV. The core gameplay is great, but the overall package is about as barebones as you can get.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 screams RUSHED to me. Capcom will no doubt capitalize with a Super Deluxe Edition with modes they "forgot" to put in the original.

So All I really have to say about this game is yes the gameplay is cool, agreed the new characters are sweet, but it's extreamly short the game modes are kinda dumb the online mode well lets just say I could switch outputs on my Tv play my PS3 for like 20 minutes go back and be just in time for my match hmmm...Also come on capcom why remove characters why not just add them you know fans of the characters you removed are gonna be bothered by it. I have one final thing to add this is an online capable Game lets take advantage of it and make lots of character DLCs ppl I cannot stress how many online fighters have disappointed me with this you have online DLC capability USE IT!!! soulcalabur 4 Fail bored in like 2 months fill the damn game with as many characters as you can think of I want hundreds of choices I DON'T wantto have to buy a hyper edition 4 months later cause YOU idiots Rushed the freakin game WHEN WILL YOU LEARN!!! though it was a fun game until I beat it in an hour oh an thats including the time I used on your so called OTHER modes.

no...those weren't the only reasons the game got 8.5 you obviously didn't read the whole thing as well as peoples posts on here that gree the score was fair and their reasoning behind it. OR you did read it, didn't care and went by your own oppinion, which is completely fair, your money your game, you should love it and enjoy it. A score shouldn't bug you that much.

In the uk jus got it 2 days early n took 2hrs t unlock the 4 unlockables...been waiting 10yrs...

Frankly Im doing a degree so I dont need modes, just a fun experience...

I was surprised at how the combos I tried out (jus outa my head) didn't work yet I did a bunch o random ones more often than not...n the buttons take a few secs t get used to but...it's good..maybe short of my 10yrs worth o hype tbh but i'll be buying all the dlc n im happy t have it...thank fuck the main wait it over!

Great Game!!!!!!!! I hope they'll add extra characters as DLC. Costumes are cool but to get a few new characters would be great. Like Mega Man X, Strider, Ken, Cyclops, Cable, Havoc, and War Machine to name a few.

8.5 is too high. 7.5 maybe. MvC2 is way better. What happened to Capcom saying they were actually going to create "an in-depth story" for MvC3? I know it's just a fighter, but I was expecting more cutscenes and maybe something at the beginning to explain what the hell is happening. Instead we get crappy/corny comic book endings and really nothing else. The fighting is great, but over all this really ended up being a letdown with the lack of characters, game modes, and crappy online. This was definitely not worth the 60 bucks.

I learned my lesson with SF4 and RE5...I dont care if this game scored 10/10 I am waiting for the inevitable SUPER EDITION with ALL future DLC included at a discount price because thats how Capcom does business, right? Enjoy the beta everyone

CaptFalcon00 posted: After playing the game all day, I have agree with IGN's review. The lack of modes, especially online, is horrible. You have a 25% chance of finding a ranked match when you search, and if you want to play in a lobby you better have a book handy for those long waits between fights. Not to mention Arcade mode seems like it was made overnight. Despite being called "Fate of Two Worlds", it's just a bunch of random fights until you reach Galactus. The only hint of a plot are in the opening videos. I miss the animated intros from Street Fighter IV. The core gameplay is great, but the overall package is about as barebones as you can get.

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 screams RUSHED to me. Capcom will no doubt capitalize with a Super Deluxe Edition with modes they "forgot" to put in the original. [hr][/blockquote]
Not to mention that the budget of this game is not a lot, so yeah, it is rushed to some people. Overall, this is a good game for me.

I'm enjoying it so far. I don't mind the smaller cast of characters, as I found many of the characters in 2 to be disposable. But some of the choices are quite odd. When you have three Street Fighter characters and one of them is Crimson Viper (even though I like her) you have to wonder. But I'm ok with which ones are there. I have my core group of 8 or 10 favorites and I'm fine with that.

I'm more disappointed with the modes, as others have said. How hard is it to put in a few different (standard) modes? It can't take that long to code them in. Odd.

I must be taking crazy pills because I've been playing it and im convinced it's the best fighting game ever made. or it's really on a par with super street fighter IV, and those two have a kind of double reign as best fighting games. 32 is a lot of characters if almost all the characters are actually useful and have tons of move sets and super combos for every character, it's a little overwhelming. If youre going to pick a fighting game to get into and start fresh this is probably the best choice right now. In all honesty new mortal kombat looks kind of bad. and this is incredible so it's pretty much a no brainer.

I've played the game through at least 8 different times with different sets of characters and I will say i think this review was generous. The gameplay is fantastic, so chaotic and air combos are a thrill to pull off but honestly I'm glad I just rented this one because it feels like there isn't enough content to warrant a 60 dollar price tag, I am looking forward to picking this up when it goes below 30 dollars or if a Super MvC3 is announced with a more complete gaming package.

Great Review. It makes no sense why people are complaining from what ive seen its a game with great core mechanics but is also one dimensional. Other modes that show up in even the low quality naruto fighting games are missing. Conditional victories are a bare minimum for fighting games. But that dosent take down the value of it as a whole. In super smash bros brawl the focus is a variety of gameplay with next to no flaws. But MvC3 takes the core element and makes it beyond great at the sacrafice of variety. Very fair score even if it is bashed by people who didnt even play the game.

I typically don't like to say bad things about games online but wow..... This game features the most unbalanced online play ever... Leaving u without options to counter the ridiculously high number of broken moves..... Play it offline, enjoy the fantastic cast and forget about being good at this game, it's not worth it.

This game has something wrong. How is possible, that Crimson Viper is on it, but no Mega Man.

I mean, I know that the game is out, and maybe he will be a DLC character in the future (hope is X), but it doesn't make sense. Those are the kind of things that pisses me off, but well, we are talking about crapcom.

Really surprised people are saying it's hard to find online matches... if i play ssfiv arcade mode with challenges on it takes about 2 mins to get challenged nearly every time, which means not even finishing one fight.

I think I will stick with Tatsunoko until they bring out the Super Fun Challenge Dash edition.

For all the people complaining about the price... Well does anyone really even pay full rrp for fighters these days? If you dont want to pay much for it then buy it online, there are plenty of bargains out there.

ahhhh capcom a company as i was young was the company my parents never got me the game for.... not cuz of the content or title they were just retarded an thought i wanted the bargain game. i played megaman 2 at my friends house like a crack fiend but alas...not so good anymore the perogative has shifted to $$$ but i dont understand this game is awesome no doubt but they are cleary spitting in everyones face. jill and shuma-gorath 30 days after release. fine take my 5 bux u assclowns. whats next venom and carnage for 10?? disgusting.... i been playin the game already and its def fun but when u play online its ur team vs dante and 2 others...and who the hell would ever pick she hulk why is she even in the game. she would only be my 1st pick if the was a WNBA game garbage!! straight up trash..

HAHAHAHAHA, a 7.5 for lasting appeal.... why did they have some emo bitch review the game? This kid obviously likes to complain about the small things in life.

1. This game is brilliant and the graphic update is amazing.

2. While there aren't as many characters in this version as there is in MvC2, there will be plenty of DLC characters, I'm guessing most of the characters you saw in the ending videos will be DLC.

3. 7.5 is what you gave it for lasting appeal....

I already have 18 hours on this game, and am no where near bored with it. I haven't had this much fun playing a fighting game since In played SF2 at Chichis the restaurant. Ignorant.com needs to get better people to review there games besides this kid who did an awful job with the review.